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A Balanced Approach to IT Project Management

Author: Smith, Derek ; Brock, Susan ; Hendricks, Danyal ; Linnell, Stephen Date: 2007 The primary objectives of this study were to identify how IT projects can be managed using the Balanced Scorecard approach. Although the research is positioned to have potential application within international project management discipline, ... Read more
An analysis of the educational needs of end user and information systems personnel as perceived by each other

Author: Du Plessis, Raoul Date: 1994 One of the basic needs of both information systems practitioners and academics is in determining what skills and knowledge staff need in order to be able to perform adequately in their jobs (Nelson : 1991). This study was concerned with the ... Read more
Career orientations and turnover intentions of information systems professionals in South Africa

Author: Speight, Hilary Date: 2004 Managing Information Systems (IS) personnel has frequently been cited as a major challenge for organisations, particularly with respect to reducing and controlling the high rate of turnover that IS personnel have historically displayed. In ... Read more
A changing global south? The emergence of the BASIC grouping

Author: Kotze, Christoff Gideon Date: 2014 The rapid economic advancement of emerging economies in the South has come to effect a change within the nature of the global South and within the traditional North-South relationship more broadly. One development representative of a change ... Read more
Enablers and moderators of telework : assessing the maturity of telework practices in organisations

Author: Van der Merwe, Francois Date: 2012 Telework has been a subject of interest for many years to re- searchers and policy makers as it has the potential to benefit individuals, organisations and society. Enabled by information and communication technologies, telework has been in ... Read more
Enhancing information systems project team performance : team member selection strategies

Author: Waker, Lionel Date: 2001 It is widely acknowledged that the information Systems (IS) industry suffers from a high failure rate with regards to IS development projects. Much of the effort to improve IS project performance has been focussed on technological issues. ... Read more
ERP projects : an examination of the factors influencing additional unplanned effort in the project life-cycle

Author: Ng Cheong Tin, Marie Melina Date: 2005 For over a decade, ERP systems have been the target of significant amounts of investment in organisations. Some have reaped the benefits anticipated while others struggle to achieve the required level of success. In fact, based on available ... Read more
Examining user acceptance and effectiveness of critical chain project management : a longitudinal case study

Author: Lu, Terry (Chen-Yen) Date: 2003 Bibliography: leaves 84-90. Read more
Factors influencing the success of business-IT alignment : a study of South African firms

Author: Onumajuru, Paulinus Uche Date: 2010 This study investigated the factors influencing the success of business-IT alignment in South African firms while taking into consideration the coverage of the requisite dimensions and paradigms of business-IT alignment. The impacts of the ... Read more
How business intelligence is adding business value

Author: Crossland, Maria Date: 2010 Business Intelligence (BI) continues to top the list of CIO priorities, investment in BI technologies continues to grow and organizations are becoming increasingly reliant on BI to help reduce costs and grow revenues. However, structured ... Read more
The influence of stakeholder power, proximity and urgency on the selection and prioritization of projects within IT project portfolio management

Author: Christoffels, Mervyn Date: 2010 IT investments constitute a major portion of the capital budgets of many organizations. It can be challenging to select the right projects that fit the corporate strategy to maximize value for the organization. In the past, senior executives ... Read more
Information system success and its association with user attitude, belief and involvement

Author: Meskin, Mark Israel Date: 1993 The motivation for this research was twofold. The first was to explore measures of information system success. The second, to investigate the influence of user variables, specifically attitude, belief and levels of user involvement, on ... Read more
Information technology policy : first steps for the new South Africa

Author: Johnston, Kevin Allan Date: 1996 The fundamental question is not whether South Africa should have a National Information Technology Policy to exploit Information Technology (IT), but more fundamentally what kind of government policies and programs for IT make sense. In today's ... Read more
An investigation into the consensus surrounding information systems project success

Author: Hendricks, Danyal Date: 2005 Read more
An investigation into the efficiency & effectiveness of Project Management Offices(PMOs)

Author: Benjamin, Nuhaah Date: 2014 PMOs are complex organisational-specific entities. Companies are increasingly establishing PMOs in search of more favourable outcomes for their projects. However, these PMO organisational structures are rarely found to survive and are often ... Read more
An investigation of the effect that the availability of legitimate channels for acquiring digital music has on piracy in South Africa

Author: Hope , Stuart Date: 2014 The problem of music piracy has been around for many years and costs the global economy millions of dollars annually. In recent years, advances in technology have facilitated more efficient methods for disseminating music in non-physical ... Read more
Leveraging mobile business intelligence to create strategic business value

Author: Kashora , Kudzai Date: 2014 Currently, there is a growing need for mobile Business Intelligence (BI) in the business world as the nature of work is changing and employees are more mobile than ever before. Mobile BI promises portability and pervasive access to BI, making ... Read more
Peer assessment: A complementary instrument to recognise individual contributions in IS student group projects

Author: Scott, Elsje ; van der Merwe, Nata ; Smith, Derek Date: 2005 This paper discusses peer assessment as a component of the assessment strategy used for Information Systems student group projects at a South African university. The value of peer assessment and the contribution to the real-life experience ... Read more
The relationship between the leadership style and emotional intelligence of information system project managers

Author: Kirabira, Olivia Date: 2010 Managing an information systems (IS) project is a challenging undertaking because of the very nature of these projects. The IS project manager is challenged with increasing and changing requirements, the management of technical resources and ... Read more
Towards a regional ontology for information systems project management

Author: Sewchurran, Kosheek Date: 2008 The extant research literature on Information Systems (IS) project management illustrates that there is considerable confusion about the true nature of IS project management. The bewilderment is expressed in a number of ways. Practitioners ... Read more

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